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I am a log scaler from Canada, and the fellow from Indiana was dead on with the cord wood measurement. In Canada we do log hauling and scaling in metric, so a 7 axle load of logs will net 49 to 52 m3 (cubic metres) 1 cord of wood = 3.624556416 m3.
A 50 m3 load of logs = 14 cords of firewood, people here think they are getting 20 cords and more.
1 cord = 128 cubic feet or 4'x4'x8' it is this way anywhere in the world.

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I have an uncle who is well into his 80's and worked the woods for years. They were taught that when the wood is cut, split and stacked, one cord should measure 4 x 4 x 12. How many lumbermen can varify this?

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I have an uncle who is well into his 80's and worked the woods for years. They were taught that when the wood is cut, split and stacked, one cord should measure 4 x 4 x 12. How many lumbermen can varify this?

U.S. Forestry Service says:

MEASURING AND HAULING FIREWOOD

Firewood is commonly measured in cords. A standard cord is the amount of tightly piled wood in a stack 4 feet wide and 4 feet high by 8 feet long. Hauling firewood in lengths greater than 8 feet must be approved first in writing at a Forest Service office.

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I am about 20 miles northeast of Nashville TN. In this area most people refer to a sellable measurement of firewood as a RICK of wood. Cord wood really isn't sold in this area. Who has a fireplace large enough to handle a 4ft stick of wood (besides Cracker Barrel)! The rule of thumb is a RICK is half a cord of wood. Therefore the cut stack of wood measures 8ft long 4ft high and 2ft wide. But most fireplaces these days are built to dimensions which the homeowner feels that a 2ft long stick of wood seems too crowded, so they prefer the firewood is about 18 inches long instead. So when you find a someone selling firewood you have to check the length they cut. Most are cutting according to experience of their typical customer requested length which (around here) runs around 16-18 inches. The price is based on the RICK being 8ft long and 4ft high. The length is not a consideration. You won't get the difference of the 16-18 to the standard 24 inches. If you chose to buy it 16-18 inches long that is what you get. Your not buying the length or cubic volume of the wood, your buying a stack 8 x 4 foot and that is understood. One thing you don't do is complain about the "loss" from the shorter sticks. Your likely to not get that person to sell wood to you anymore or next time you'll find the price went way up because they don't want your business anymore without you paying the price.